For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If
anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some
among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such
persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their
work quietly and to earn their own living.

Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be
blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a
crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the
world,

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to
rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an
armed man. A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked
speech,

Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in
your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be
condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil
to say about us.

Thus says the Lord: “Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work, declares the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country.

So that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and
to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the
brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are
much more bold to speak the word without fear.

You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for
the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. Now
obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall
represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you
shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the
way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover, look for
able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and
hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands,
of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. And let them judge the people at
all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small
matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and
they will bear the burden with you. ...

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you
shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is
the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us
possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If
anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he
ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. Therefore,
as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no
real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” For although there
may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many
“gods” and many “lords”— ...

But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will
receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much
will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will
demand the more.

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers
by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created
the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint
of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.
After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name
he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the
angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or
again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? ...

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth
was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God
said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the
light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God
called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was
evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,”
that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we
have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence
firm to the end.

He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with
them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents
made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and
dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the
master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who
had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more,
saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made
five talents more.’ ...

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for
those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has
dawned.” From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.” While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he
saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know
that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with
me. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we
must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A
little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed
man.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

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History of May Day.Beginning in the late 19th Century, as the trade union and labor
movements grew, a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a
day to celebrate labor. In the United States and Canada, a September
holiday, called Labor or Labour Day, was first proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed a Labor Day holiday while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU)) of New York.[3] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882,[4] after witnessing the annual labour festival held in Toronto, Canada.[5] In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states officially celebrated Labor Day.[4] Thus by 1887 in North America, Labor Day was an established, official holiday but in September,[6] not on 1 May.1 May was chosen to be International Workers' Day in order to commemorate the 4 May, 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. The police were trying to disperse a public assembly during a general strike for the eight-hour workday,
when an unidentified person threw a bomb at the police. The police
responded by firing on the workers, killing four demonstrators.[7][8]In 1889, a meeting in Paris was held by the first congress of the Second International,
following a proposal by Raymond Lavigne which called for international
demonstrations on the 1890 anniversary of the Chicago protests.[2] May Day was formally recognized as an annual event at the International's second congress in 1891.[citation needed] Subsequently, the May Day Riots of 1894 occurred. In 1904, the International Socialist Conference meeting in Amsterdam called on "all Social Democratic Party organizations and trade unions
of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for
the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the
proletariat, and for universal peace." The congress made it "mandatory
upon the proletarian organizations of all countries to stop work on 1
May, wherever it is possible without injury to the workers."[9] Across the globe, labor activists sought to make May Day an official holiday to honor labor and many countries have done so.May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist and anarchist groups. May Day has been an important official holiday in countries such as the People's Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Soviet Union. May Day celebrations typically feature elaborate popular and military parades in these countries[citation needed].In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to "Saint Joseph The Worker". Saint Joseph is for the Church the patron saint of workers and craftsmen (among others).[10]During the Cold War, May Day became the occasional for large military parades in Red Square by the Soviet Union and attended by the top leaders of the Kremlin, especially the Politburo, atop Lenin's Tomb. It became an enduring symbol of that period.

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Nigeria Police Assures of Adequate Security

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, today Thursday
expressed happiness with the nation’s labour movement and assured it of
adequate security during the 2015 Workers’ Day celebrations.
Arase gave the assurance in a message to the workers ahead of the May Day scheduled for Friday.
He said adequate security arrangement had been made for a hitch-free
celebration, adding that heads of police formations nationwide had been
directed to deploy large human and material resources for the
celebration.
The I.G advised the workers to be vigilant and report any security
threats in their locality to the police and other law enforcement
agencies promptly.
He described workers as “a dependable ally’’ in the efforts to
provide security in the country and commended their role in ensuring the
peaceful conduct of the just concluded general elections. (NAN)

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